Use the link to the article below and the video clips provided to answer the following questions.
- Why did farmers in Massachusetts rebel against local and state government in 1780s?
- Who was James Bowdoin?
- Do you consider Daniel Shays’ and his men patriots or traders? Why?
- What did Shays Rebellion illustrate about post-Revolutionary life in America? What did it say about the role of government and the Articles of Confederation?
- Had you of been a poor farmer in Massachusetts in the late 1800s would have supported Shay’s? Why or why not?
Shay’s Rebellion Summary Cartoon